Are you ready to expand your horizons and share your
language and culture with French students? The Teaching Assistant Program in
France offers you the opportunity to work in France for 7 months, teaching English to
French students of all ages. Each year, nearly 1,200 American citizens and
permanent residents teach in public schools across all regions of metropolitan
France and in the overseas departments of French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique
and Réunion.
Assistants are assigned a 12-hour per week teaching schedule that may be divided
among up to three schools. Classes are conducted in English. The teaching
assistant may conduct all or part of a class, typically leading conversations in
English. Duties may include serving as a resource person in conversation groups,
providing small group tutorials, and giving talks related to American studies in
English classes. Assignments vary depending on
abilities, and the educational level to which he or she is assigned (elementary or
secondary).
ELIGIBILITY
- CITIZENSHIP: Must have U.S citizenship or permanent residency (with valid green
card). French nationals and French-American dual citizens are not eligible to apply.
- AGE: Must be between 20 and 35 years old on the start date of the program (October
1, 2018).
- EDUCATION: Must have completed at least three years of higher education by
October 1, 2018.
- BACKGROUND: Must have completed the majority of your elementary, secondary
and university studies in the United States.
- LANGUAGE SKILLS: Must be proficient in French. French majors and minors are
encouraged. Applicants who do not have a major or minor in French may apply if they
have at least a basic proficiency (~3 semesters) in French and/or have lived abroad in
a Francophone country.
TO APPLY
The application for the 2018-2019 program is available here.
Application Deadline: January 15, 2018
Questions? Visit the website.
E-mail: assistant.washington-amba@diplomatie.gouv.fr
Salary Level:
780 euros net per month plus health insurance coverage
